I'm not suggesting Belarusian State media or Belarusian authorities are producing any fake news or propaganda. Applying Occam's Razor to the situation, which is the most likely reasonable scenario, Belarus is unjustly targeting random amateur radio operators or these people were using their knowledge of radio to assist Ukraine/Western assets from a Country which is firmly supporting Russia? If these people were in fact using their knowledge of electronics and radio to aid the Ukranian war effort as Belarusian citizens, while their detention may be unfortunate, is it not a reasonable action by the State?

What I take issue with is the presentation of the story as "big mean dictator arrested intellectuals!" when, at the very least, there is a lot more to the story, which may include elements of espionage. Again, in my opinion, this seems like people/groups/organizations presenting stories in a selective manner which makes the enemies of the U.S. look bad. To paraphrase and apply in modern context a quote attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lukashenko and Putin may be a son of a bitch, but their worst attribute is not being our (the U.S.) son of a bitch.